Counterfactual

The Parallel Lives of Rich and Gunnar

In 27 boys, Rich found its level. 50 years earlier, Gunnar occupied that same statistical address.

1880–2025

Rich

peak 1962 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 1962
Peak births 256
Latest count 27
Status Stable
Peak generation Boomer
1893–2025

Gunnar

peak 2015 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year 2015
Peak births 825
Latest count 462
Status Declining
Peak generation Gen Alpha
In 27 boys, Rich found its level. 50 years earlier, Gunnar occupied that same address. One peaked in the Gen Alpha era; the other in the Boomer world. They never met. But the data remembers them both.